Baptism

I did cake and drinks. I also had a fruit tray and vege tray, you can get them at Kroger, Cosco, Sams, or even Meijer. They are usually premade. I also found some places that offer a cheese and cracker tray. I would not do anything major. Just make your life easier. You could if you want and if you have a crock pot. You can put meatball, in the frozen section, spaghetti sauce and noodles in the crock pot right before you leave on high and by the time you get back they should be good to eat. My kids love this. BUt don't worry over this people understand and if most people are like me I am there to see the little one and visit food is usually last on my mind.

I would do whatever is easiest for you , I always do things outside the home due to not wanting clutter mess and afterwards just want to come home change and relax :) But for my sons we went to dinner locally and for my daughter the same -- we had a larger part of the family here from PA and OH so ....we just did italian and called it a day! everyone went home afterwards and she napped!

It sounds like they had good ideas, but I also wanted to
suggest hiring a photographer as well. It's hard to be the hostess, mom, and photographer, too.

What time is the baptism? If it is preceeding the dinner hour, I would make a dinner. I would feel obligated for some reason. If it's midafternoon, you could get away with just a few snacks (cheese, crackers, chips, dip, veggie tray) in addition to your cake and drinks. If you're planning on doing a full scale dinner, use crock pots! You can make your dishes in the morning and leave them in the crock pot while you attend the baptism. You could also ask close family (your parents, your husbands parents, siblings) to each bring a dish. It makes life so much easier if people help!

We just baptised my daughter and this is what we did. I invited everyone to attend the mass and advised the baptism will be immediately following. Afterwords I had an open house. I had Cake, Punch, and Pizza. Everyone will be so busy you will not need to have a huge spread. Keep it simple for yourself a lot less stress. God bless you and your family.

K.: Your precious child is being baptized, congratulations to you and your family. Make sure, first and foremost, that you have a baptizmal gown, they're so beautiful - I love them. We have so many large spreads of food at my church, and you can really get carried away with the food. My suggestion is to make the meal that you're most comfortable with because it's what you do best. You'll then feel confident about what's fixed. Also, don't be afraid to look online for ideas. They have wonderful 5 star recipes that are a hit.

God bless you in your endeavors,

M. G.